So. Some of you will have noticed that I've been gone for awhile. I haven't update anything in a couple months and haven't even replied to comments.

[first off, I want you all to know that I very much appreciate all your comments and your appreciation for my writing. You letting me know how much you like my stories and the things you like about them keeps me motivated to write and I am thankful for that]

So, a while back I began to get a feeling that the things I was writing weren't very good. They didn't resonate with me at all. In addition to this, I felt that my relationship with God was being hindered by my writing. For some time I ignored that enormous issue and kept writing (which is most likely why my writing seemed flat to me).

Eventually, I completely walked away from wattpad and from writing altogether.

Finally, I feel like giving writing a go again. I'm still trying to mold New Dawn into something I like (I think it may be a theme/tone issue). And I think writing is now a part of me again and not causing problems with my relationship with God. However, if it ever does again, I'll be taking another break. Or quite possibly stopping altogether.

I wish to honor God in all that I do—and that includes my stories.

In addition to all that, school and preparing for college has also gotten in the way and is completely consuming my time. Anytime I have free, all I want to do is either read or watch something. And so writing kinda fell through on my want-to-do list because it started to feel like a burden.

So I'm making this clear, mostly for myself: writing is my hobby and not my obligation.